About PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP

ABOUT AGEP

The National Science Foundation's Alliances for Graduate Education and
the Professoriate (AGEP) program is intended to increase significantly
the number of domestic students receiving doctoral degrees in the
sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), with special
emphasis on those population groups underrepresented in these fields
(i.e., African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives,
Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders). In addition, AGEP is
particularly interested in increasing the number of minorities who will
enter the professoriate in these disciplines. Specific objectives of
the AGEP program are (1) to develop and implement innovative models for
recruiting, mentoring, and retaining minority students in STEM doctoral
programs, and (2) to develop effective strategies for identifying and
supporting underrepresented minorities who want to pursue academic
careers.

ABOUT PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP

PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP is an alliance of the three public research
universities in Maryland, led by UMBC, dedicated to the increasing the
number and diversity of Ph.D. graduates in the sciences and engineering
who go on to academic careers. AGEP is a program of the National
Science Foundation.

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION FOCUSING ON RODENT MODELS OF EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE AND DEPRESSION

posted May 5, 2014, 11:08 AM by PROMISE AGEP

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION FOCUSING ON RODENT MODELS OF EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE AND DEPRESSIONI am seeking a post-doc to work on a recently awarded grant "Phenotyping Resilience in Rodents: Targeting key neurobiological responses in Depression.” Ideally, I am interested in beginning the project in mid-June (very soon!) The grant will investigate the effects of both predisposed coping strategies and contingency training on emotional resilience in male and female rats--asssessed by behavioral persistence, neuroplasticity, relevant neuroendocrinological measures and activation of brain areas involved with adaptive decision-making in the face of uncertainty (e.g., prediction errors). I am interested in an individual who has experience with rodent models and traditional histology (e.g., immunocytochemistry) as well as an infectious intellectual curiosity for behavioral neuroscience. This two-year position is especially appropriate for individuals interested in incorporating undergraduate students into his/her future research program (there will be an opportunity to teach at least one course per year). Randolph-Macon College is a small Liberal Arts College in Ashland VA, 90 miles south of Washington DC and 15 miles north of Richmond VA. Visit kellylambertlab.com to learn more about our diverse research programs. If interested, please send a letter of application and a CV as soon as possible to Kelly Lambert: klambert@rmc.edu with R-MC POSTDOC in the subject line.